Opportunities

Talented young leaders with a variety of skill sets and backgrounds are sought out by the Global Health Corps (GHC)

UNDP and FCMB have launched the AgroHack Challenge to crowdsource innovative solutions to the challenges faced across the agricultural ecosystem

The World Bank, with support from the Korea World Bank Partnership Facility (KWPF) and the Korean Green Growth Trust Fund (KGGTF), and in partnership

In September, blockchain platform Polygon opened applications for its Web3 Bootcamp targeting African developers. The Polygon Bootcamp and Hackathon was the company’s

The UNICEF Venture Fund is looking to make up to US$100K in equity-free investments to provide early-stage (seed) funding to

Innovate Now has helped to launch 21 African assistive tech ventures over four acceleration cycles. African start-ups receive mentorship, learning

The CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator aims to support agribusinesses in scaling their climate-smart innovations. These innovations are aimed at agrifood

The UN Global Compact Business & Human Rights Accelerator is a six-month programme activating companies participating in the UN Global

Financial Solutions for Migrants is an accelerator for impact-driven startups developing bold solutions that increase the financial inclusion of migrants,

The Making More Health Business Accelerator, is a structured business growth program targeted at social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions in the

JFD is calling on women from Europe and Africa, engaged in bold technological bets that create disruptive innovations to change

 Deutsche Welle (DW) is looking for young people from all over the world interested in a comprehensive, exceptional quality journalism

The Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship gives African students and recent graduates the opportunity to access training, resources,

Financial Solutions for Migrants is an accelerator for impact-driven startups developing bold solutions that increase the financial inclusion of migrants,

The Making More Health Business Accelerator, is a structured business growth program targeted at social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions in the

Through the Responsible Computer Science Challenge, USAID and Mozilla are supporting the conceptualization, piloting, and scaling of curricula that integrate

JFD is calling on women from Europe and Africa, engaged in bold technological bets that create disruptive innovations to change

Our current food system is at the heart of many of today’s biggest opportunities and challenges. It’s clear that we

The THRIVE | Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge aims to identify and support top start-up and scale-up innovators who are driving

Graduates of the 10,000 Women online course at Goldman Sachs can now apply for the 10,000 Women Growth Fellowship. The

Global AgriInno Challenge, a worldwide competition for youth agripreneurs and innovators, showcases and promotes smart digital innovative talent. With the last

The Lab is looking for innovative finance solutions that can unlock investment to tackle some of the most difficult climate

The British Council in collaboration with Microsoft has launched a new programme to help young African entrepreneurs in the creative

Reporters Without Borders Germany is calling for applications for its Berlin Scholarship Program: Empowering Journalists in the Digital Field. From

The Women Techsters Bootcamp strives to provide adequate learning opportunities for participants to develop relevant coding skills, jump-start careers, or

TechBridge is a technology Incubator and Accelerator that supports tech-venture founders through the hurdles of early-stage innovation and business development.

The Roux Prize was created to honor individuals or groups from around the world who have used health evidence in

The Aurora Tech Award is an annual prize for women founders of IT startups whose projects have had the most profound impact on world development.

The Women’s Leadership Accelerator is a yearlong intensive program that supercharges the leadership and management skills of women who are

La Fabrique Cinéma has been created by the Institut français, in partnership with France Médias Monde, the SACEM (French society

Applications are now open for the SDG Innovation Accelerator for Young Professionals, an opportunity for participating companies of the UN

The AWS Startup Loft Accelerator is an equity-free program focused on supporting early stage startups in Europe, Middle East and

Applications are now open for the 28th BBC World Service International Radio Playwriting Competition. The global competition, hosted by BBC

You are invited to submit proposals for scalable and sustainable applications that can serve as a reference point for the

TSL is partnering with ZooLab for 2022 International Sustainability Challenge Video competition ‘My Local Sustainability Challenges’ Sustainability is a global issue,

Applications are open for the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA) administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The

Since 1973, journalists have competed for prestigious Kiplinger Fellowships. In recent years, hundreds of journalists from around the world have applied annually

The African Development Bank Group’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative is launching its second call for

The African Development Bank (AFDB) is working with Co-Creation Hub, The Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB and Syndicate by CcHUB to execute the  AFDB Fashionomics Accelerator programme that will

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is working with Co-Creation Hub, The Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB, and Syndicate by CcHUB

The 2023 Hult Prize Challenge is now open for applications to create a for-profit social venture in the fashion/clothing industry.

Catholic Relief Services’ International Development Fellows Program prepares dedicated global citizens to pursue a career in international relief & development

The Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project is a competitive grant program under the umbrella of the Global Development Awards

CFYE  aims to co-invest in innovative, private sector-led partnerships that aim to address the youth unemployment challenge by creating, matching, and improving jobs for

Applications are open for Polygon Bootcamp Africa, launched in partnership with Xend Finance! The eight-week intensive educational course and hackathon combo

The New Media Writing Prize (NMWP) encourages and promotes the best in new-media writing and is leading the way toward

The 2023 Accountability Incubator is looking for the very best ideas from young people for accountability, participation and open government.

The THRIVE | Shell Climate-Smart Agriculture Challenge aims to identify and support top start-up and scale-up innovators who are driving

Be among ten talented pan-Africanist writers and visual artists who will help mark 20 years of the African Union. Under

Are you a startup specialized in Climate Technology? The ClimaTech Run focuses on the use of ICT in developing innovative

You are young, African, and want to work with like-minded people committed to making a difference from the grassroots level

The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately

The King Baudouin Foundation is seeking applications for its Business Partnership Facility (BPF) Grants Program to give financial support to

This program is open to communities that have a presence in Facebook Groups with leaders who are 18 years of

The AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria is an enterprise development program initiated by Heifer International and implemented by Enactus Nigeria to

Chinese technology giant Huawei is inviting applicants for its 2022 edition of the Huawei Global App Innovation Contest (Apps Up)

Fintech Challenge offers early stage and mature start-ups the potential to partner with Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) across 33 African countries; Applications open until

Meta has today announced that applications for the AR/VR Africa Metathon in partnership with Imisi 3D and BlackRhino VR are

Netflix (www.Netflix.com) has announced the extension of its  Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF) to film and television students in the

Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge Designed for early-stage deep tech startups, the challenge aims to provide a platform for science-based entrepreneurs

Are you a penultimate year student, final year student, or recent graduate of the Tai Solarin University of Education? SabiTeach,

Moov Africa Startup Challenge 2022 is a competition that consists of bringing together innovative startups in the fields of Health,

The U.S. Embassy in Madagascar and Comoros announced the opening of the application process for the 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship

The Reckitt Fight For Access Accelerator, in partnership with Yunus Social Business, is accepting applications from social entrepreneurs who are

The She Code Africa X Web3Ladies Web3 bootcamp is a beginner-friendly, and up-scaling programme for blockchain enthusiasts to gain foundational knowledge

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Agri-Food Network (IAFN) are launching a pilot

The 13th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award (Prix Carmignac du photojournalisme) will focus on Ghana and the ecological and social challenges

Applications are now open for The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2022. Pitchfest 2022 returns with new awards, features and partners to

‘Umoja’ is Swahili for unity and a symbol of our goal to give aspiring renewable energy developers in sub-Saharan Africa

The rapid spread of digital technologies across Africa is creating many business opportunities. Yet, women entrepreneurs still face obstacles to

Gatefield Impact is inviting applications from Nigerian journalists for its inaugural Pro-Health Policy Journalism Fellowship. The fellowship is an initiative

The Digital Health Innovation Accelerator Program (DHIAP) is in search of scalable digital solutions using open standards and approaches towards the creation of global goods. The

The AU Innovating Education in Africa Call invites innovators to propose new and practical education innovations with the potential for

The SDG Challenge 2022 is an opportunity for research teams to develop innovative solutions relating to challenges associated with climate,

Innovate Now has helped to launch 21 African assistive tech ventures over four acceleration cycles. African start-ups receive mentorship, learning

AgroHack Challenge is seeking innovative ideas across the value chain of the agriculture industry. These ideas will be accelerated to create

A 6-week hybrid program designed to support creatives & creators to solve prevailing problems in building sustainable and scalable businesses.

The Internet Society Foundation has launched a second round of grants to advance Internet access and connectivity around the world.

MEST Africa has officially announced the opening of applications for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. Pre-seed to seed stage technology

Women Techmakers Ambassadors are leaders around the world who are passionate about empowering their communities through organizing events, public speaking,

Developed by InFiNe.lu member, the LHoFT Foundation, the programme targets startups focusing on financial inclusion in Africa, aiming to build bridges

The IFAD Agrihub Nigeria project focuses on developing the skills of unemployed Nigerian youth and aspiring agripreneurs to become self-employed

Join the only woman-centered Fintech Innovation Challenge. Contribute to the technology innovation that will close the gender gap in financial

Applications for the Africa Women Leaders in Agro-ecology (AWOLA) Mentorship Program 2022 are now open. AWOLA aims to put women

Are you a journalist with a great idea for a high-impact story that “Follows the Money,” but few resources to

Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) is USAID’s open innovation program that tests and scales creative solutions to any global development challenge.

UNEP-CTCN and UNDP are administering grants a new USD 10 million pilot small grant programmethrough the Adaptation Fund to foster

The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) is accepting applications for the Innovation Expo to be organized as part of the Clean

The EdTech Evidence for Entrepreneurs course is for Africa-based EdTech innovators and entrepreneurs who want to ensure their EdTech products

The African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on behalf of the German

Applications for the second cohort are now open. Apply now if you are interested in improving the coverage of under-reported

SERIESMAKERS is a new creative initiative which focuses on feature film directors who venture into the world of series created by

The Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa programme is designed to provide female owned businesses across Africa an opportunity to access finance, world-class

Applications are invited for the SAYPHIN Eko 2023 Logo Design Competition. The 3rd National Conference on Adolescent and Youth Health

Applications are open for the THRIVE Global Impact Challenge 2022. The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge is a global search for

Digital Square is pleased to announce its first call for digital entrepreneurs based in Africa interested in working in the

Applications are open for the Snapchat 523 Program 2022. The Black Creator Accelerator will provide 25 aspiring Black creators with

Mara Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of ‘Hack the Mara’, a weeklong immersive hackathon bringing together talented innovators

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is calling for applications from developers with few years of experience in coding for its

The Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) scheme aims to increase the knowledge and awareness in UK universities of cutting

MTN Group’s Mobile Money Application Interface (API) is inviting developers across several markets to participate in an Open API Hackathon,

There is a growing digital trend among young social media users in the world today. It’s the rise of content

The ENRICH in Africa Innovation start-up support programmefor innovators, entrepreneurs, start-ups or SMEs from Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Senegal, Sudan or Zambia

The three-month programme is for female entrepreneurs with a GreenTech or AgriTech idea or early-stage business, ready to upskill and

Antler and Nation Media Group are calling for startups solving critical problems for Africa, where community building and provisioning of

The Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests Accelerator Program is designed to promote sustainable forest management in Malawi and promote sustainable

The GAIN Entrepreneurship Masterclass for Women (Nigeria) is an empowerment program by Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) in collaboration with Development

Thomson Foundation is offering six rising stars the chance to connect with six of the best journalists in the industry

The Sustainable Protection Fund aims to help human rights organisations or collectives build their long-term digital security capacities. This year, the grant

The Skills4Success Program is an opportunity for young Nigerian women between the ages of 18 to 25 to earn a

Inspired by the progress and potential of African innovators in the medical supply chain sector of over 80 success stories

Entrepreneurs selected for the Milestone Makers program receive individualized mentoring, training, and resources – dedicated to helping founders hit a

The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) is a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)-led programme, funded by the Global Environment

The SSA Google Developers Machine Learning Bootcamp is a program for those that want to become machine learning developers.  The

The 2022 Huawei GLOBAL AI CHALLENGE was officially launched recently and opened to online registration, with all full-time students who

Call for applications for innovators across the African continent who are dedicated to developing digital assistive technologies and services designed to

Application Deadline: August 16, 2022 The HerMeNow Accelerator Program is designed for women-led social enterprises focusing on building impactful solutions

Are you an emerging artist or storyteller on the pulse of entrepreneurship in Africa? Apply for the Tony Elumelu Storytellers

The pan-African “Investing in Innovation” i3 program, supported by the Gates Foundation, will give 30 African e-health startups each year

The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications for its Eight Writing Semester, which will run from 1 February

Google has launched a ‘News Equity Fund’, a global commitment to provide financial support and opportunities to news organizations that

The MSII SDG Challenge supports teachers in sub-Saharan Africa. In the first phase, Open eLearning, you will have access to

Hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists and funded by the Seeding The Future Foundation, the Challenge is intended to

The Elevating the Voices of Women in Agriculture (EVWA) Campaign aims to raise awareness of the lived realities of women farmers in

MTN Y’ellopreneur is an initiative of the MTN Foundation designed to provide capacity-building and funding opportunities to qualified Nigerian female

The Refugee Led Innovation Fund champions innovation by all people who experience forced displacement. It seeks to reshape their participation in the delivery

Creative Business Cup is an annual global competition, enrolling participants from more than 80 countries from all over the world.

Registration for the eNaira hackathon, geared towards ideating innovative solutions for the newly launched digital currency, organised by the Africa

The International Breweries Foundation is an arm of International Breweries Plc, (a proud part of the AB InBev Group) with

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 3.5 billion people are highly vulnerable to climate impacts, as they suffer

The Hubiquitous 1st Open Call will select the 20 most promising, sustainable and innovative tech ideas in five different industries:

The Founder Institute, the world’s largest pre-seed accelerator, is proud to offer the best applicants from the Sterling Bank community with the

The Civic Changemakers Fellowship Programme is a civic innovation and governance training aimed at empowering community champions who are working

Africa Foresight Group (AFG) is recruiting training partners for the #eSkills4Girls project which is sponsored by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für

Application Deadline: August 31, 2022. Early-career professional journalists from developing countries with proficiency in English can apply for a six-month

In 2020, YouTube launched the #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund, a multi-year commitment dedicated to spotlighting and growing Black creators and music

Africa Top Level Domain (AfTLD) introduces the Advanced Registry Operations Course 20 – 24 holding through the 20th – 22nd June 2022.

Application Deadline:  September 15, 2022.  Becoming a WPI Fellow is a competitive process. Each year hundreds of talented journalists apply

Application Deadline: June 20, 2022 InfoNile is calling for applications for training, workshop and mentorship on Reporting on Rivers and Biodiversity

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator sources, supports and scales bold new solutions to disrupt global hunger

Application Deadline: October 31, 2022.  The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative has announced that the nominations are now open for the 2023

Application Deadline: August 24, 2022. The ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program invests in early-stage fintech and proptech companies based

Application Deadline: June 13, 2022 The International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) is a bold, new multilateral initiative designed

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 The Growth Accelerator focuses on existing startups from Rwanda or Kenya with market-creating innovations i.e.

Application Deadline: June 10, 2022 Are you a local civil society organization in one of the OIC member countries that

Application Deadline:  22 June 2022 “Megatrends Afrika: Implications and Options for German and International Policy”, a new research and advisory

Application Deadline: June 15, 2022 Are you a young journalist who aspires to specialise in investigations? Do you want to

Application Deadline: 12 August 2022 The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) invite youth-led organizations, networks

Application Deadline: 26 June 2022 Bertha Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the fourth Bertha Challenge: an opportunity

Application Deadline: June 12, 2022 The Future News Worldwide Conference 2022 (FNW22) is a 3-day virtual summit bringing together some

Application Deadline: May 27, 2022 ​The Women Leadership Academy (WLA), an initiative of the Aga Khan University, aims to enhance

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 The Global Good Fund Fellowship is a 12-month program supporting the leadership development of social

Application Deadline: June 15, 2022 MEET Africa (Mobilisation Européenne pour l’Entrepreneuriat en Afrique) is a diaspora entrepreneurship development project between

Application Deadline: January 19, 2023 Since the first award in 1990 the Volvo Environment Prize has become one of the

Application Deadline: May 30, 2022 The AWJP is an initiative dedicated to empowering women journalists by providing them with the

Application Deadline: May 27, 2022 The Äänit Prize supports initiatives that can deliver positive social impact for Africa’s most marginalised

Application Deadline: June 3, 2022 Africa Check and the Fojo Media Institute are offering a fellowship to journalists and fact-checkers.

Application Deadline: June 1, 2022. Each year, hundreds of professional journalists from around the world apply for 10 WPI fellowship

African entrepreneurs have until June 26 to submit their application and try to participate in the sixth promotion of Social

Narrative change organisation Africa No Filter has partnered with the Thomson Foundation for a groundbreaking digital course called African Stories: A

Application Deadline: July 1, 2022 UNESCO will be seeking partnerships with specialized not-for-profit organizations to support the undertaking or upscaling

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 2 p.m. CEST Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards 2023 : (US$ 100 000 prize & Scholarship

As part of efforts to build additional Internet Governance capacity within Nigeria, The Internet Society Nigeria Chapter (www.isoc.ng) together with other industry

Application Deadline:June 20, 2022 at 5:00 PM CET. Forward is designed to equip the next generation of young talent with

Application Deadline: June 3, 2022 BeChangeMaker provides access to high quality learning content on HP LIFE, tools and technology for startup

Application Deadline:3rd June 2022,  MultiChoice is once again searching for 60 aspiring film and TV content creators from Southern Africa,

Application Deadline:  June 6, 2022.  The USAID Youth Excel: Our Knowledge, Leading Change program is conducting a global grant competition for local,

Application Deadline: May 13, 2022 Digify Africa has designed an 8-week Digify General Practitioners (GP) course for a total of

Application Deadline: May 10, 2022 The recruitment for the 2022 cohort of the Young Professionals from Africa and of African

Application Deadline: June 3rd, 2022 The global TFF Challenge is the world’s largest, most-diverse, and impact-focused food and agtech innovation

Application Deadline: May 31st, 2022 The second annual KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator Competition will recognize Africa’s leading tech Innovators

Application Deadline: June 2nd, 2022 The Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy is a one-year Fellowship programme initiated by the Lagos State

Application Deadline: Ongoing Grow with Google and Pluralsight have partnered for the third consecutive year to provide a program to

Application Deadline: Varying by State FATE Foundation in partnership with Meta launches the 5th edition of the “Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme: Digital

Application Deadline:  22 September 2022 In 2015, under the umbrella of its Creativity and Innovation Initiative, the GCSP and its Geopolitics

Application Deadline: June 15th, 2022 at 23:59 GMT. Mobility 54 is a corporate venture capital of Toyota Tsucho & CFAO group

She Leads Africa High Growth Coaching Program – 2022 Business coaching program for early-stage, women-led startups in Nigeria. The High Growth

Application Deadline: June 30, 2022 As part of the 2022 Digital Economy Summit, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business

AFS Intercultural Programs is proud to launch the AFS Global STEM Accelerators: a full-scholarship, virtual exchange program designed to empower 150

The Zayed Sustainability Prize, an evolution of the Zayed Future Energy Prize, is the UAE’s pioneering global award in sustainability

Application Deadline: October 31st, 2022 Through the 2022 Call for Code Global Challenge you can learn about AI, cloud development

Application Deadline: June 20, 2022 UNESCO has just opened its call for applications for the prestigious UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. All

Application Deadline: May 1, 2022 Learn and build a career coding/software development (backend, frontend, fullstack) & UI/UX design skills for

Application Deadline: May 5, 2022 The MTN Media Innovation Programme (MIP) is a 6-week long programme spread across six months

Application Deadline: May 25th, 2022 The Global Peace Photo Award recognizes and promotes photographers from all over the world whose

Application Deadline: July 11, 2022 Youth4Regions is the European Commission programme helping journalism students and young journalists to discover what

Application Deadline: May 15th, 2022 The Getty Images Inclusion Grants are open to photographers around the world with the aim of

Application Deadline: May 10, 2022 ProvidusBank in partnership with Enterprise Development Centre has created the ProvidusBank SME Program to build

Application Deadline: April 29th, 2022 10 to 12 million young Africans enter the labor market each year and an estimated

Application Deadline: May 10th, 2022 Photographers from all over the world, prepare your cameras. We’re now accepting applications for the GLF

Application Deadline: May 6th 2022 The EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration is organising a reporting migration competition

Cchub has launched the second cohort of the Design Fellowship Programme.  This is a 6-month paid immersive training programme for mid-level practitioners looking

Application Deadline: July 19th 2022 The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, is Africa’s

Application Deadline: April 21st, 2022 The DSNFWD is a four-month residency program designed by The Assemblyin collaboration with Ravensbourne Universityfor

Application Deadline: April 24, 2022. The Persephone Miel Fellowship is designed to support journalists from outside the U.S. and Western

Application Deadline: May 6th, 2022 The SHEBA program is designed to address investors’ concerns including key investment risks. The 16

Application Deadline: May 13th, 2022 “Isu Elihle” is an isiZulu phrase and could be translated into English as a beautiful,

Application Deadline: April 15th, 2022 The Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge: A global program to find and support the new

EatSafe Innovation Challenge The EatSafe Innovation Challenge is looking for innovators improving food safety in Nigeria and Ethiopia. Participants stand

The Institut Choiseul (www.Choiseul.info) invites young leaders who would like to join the Choiseul 100 Africa ranking as well as the broader

Application Deadline: April 24th, 2022 Launched in 2018, theGoogle Podcasts creator program provides independent audio makers from around the world

Application Deadline: April 24th, 2022 The Minority Africa Fellowship, a project by Minority Africa — a digital publication using data-driven multimedia journalism

The Nigerian Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) has opened its calls for Expression of Interest (EOI) for Organizations and Individuals from the Academia,

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org) in partnership with USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub (USAID TradeHub)

Application Deadline: March 31st, 2022 The mission of the 2022 Solution Challenge is to solve for one or more of

Application Deadline: May 19, 2022 The GLG Social Impact Fellowship provides select nonprofits and social enterprises with a two-year pro

Application Deadline: Varying by Country ClimateLaunchpad is the world’s largest green business ideas competition. Innovation and invention can lead the

Application Deadline:  April 1, 2022, 11:59 PM EST The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) recognizes the potential of youth as change

Application Deadline: April 18th 2022 The Jamlab Accelerator Programme (JAP) is a six-month hothouse programme for early-stage journalism and media

For the twenty-second year in a row, Canon and Visa pour l’Image will be presenting the Canon Female Photojournalist Grant to an

Today, Canon Europe (www.Canon-Europe.com) announces the launch of its annual photojournalism grants, in search for standout professional photographers and filmmakers.

Deadline: April 15, 2022 Applications for the Mercy Corps Ventures Crypto For Good Fund 2022 are now open. The objective

Application Deadline: March 30th, 2022 The CleanTech Challenge is a global business plan competition for students with innovative clean technology ideas,

Application Deadline: October 1st, 2022 The BfE Incubation Programme lasts between 6-8 months. Each engagement is conducted completely free-of-charge by the

Application Deadline: April 15th, 2022 Women in Africa is launching the second edition of the WIA Young Leaders Programme, developed

Application Deadline: 25 March 2022 Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is pleased to announce a virtual fellowship program that will support selected African

Application Deadline: April 3rd, 2022 A film documentary can be used to change or improve society in some way by

Application Deadline: April 5, 2022.  African Women in the Media (AWiM), is a network for African women working in media

Application Deadline: April 29, 2022. Over the last four years, Global Citizen and BeyGOOD have been helping to enrich young

Application Deadline: March 31st, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed at least twenty years of progress for women and girls.

Application Deadline: March 25th, 2022 The GIZ Accelerator program for Climate Change Innovations is looking for early-stage companies in Benin,

Wiki Loves Africa is an annual contest where anyone across Africa can contribute media that relates to that year’s theme to

Application Deadline: March 21st, 2022 The idea Lab program is a free 9-week program powered by the Bank of Industry

Application Deadline: April 6th 2022 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator sources, supports and scales bold new

Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej has announced the Call for Applications for the new edition of the Merck Foundation Film Awards ‘More Than

Application Deadline: Thursday, March 24, 2022. The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is now accepting nominations for researchers from the

Application Deadline: March 17th, 2022. In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2022, SheVentures, First City Monument Bank’s unique proposition in

Application Deadline: March 18th, 2022 The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) and All On are excited to request proposals

Application Deadline: March 13th, 2022 The JCI Creative Young Entrepreneur Program, is an international competition with a main objective to

Application Deadline: March 25th, 2022 Enel Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)are excited to launch the call for applications for the

One World Media Fellowship is aimed at aspiring journalists and filmmakers who seek to make a career out of reporting

Application Deadline: April 5 2022 at 23:59 GMT. The GNI Innovation Challenge is a global program that empowers news organizations from around

Application Deadline: 15 March 2022 at 14.00 hours (GMT +0). Casa África announces its XII Photography Contest «Objetivo África», which will reward

Application Deadline: Ongoing The call for application is organized by Startupbootcamp AfriTech “SBC”, whose registered office is located at 1

Application Deadline: February 27th 2022 Building on the success of the 2018, 2020 and 2021 editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa,

Application Deadline: March 8th, 2022 UNICEF Venture Fund and Giga Call for Blockchain-based Software Solutions to Build Capacity and Empower

Application Deadline:  April 22nd 2022 The Nokia Bell Labs Prize is a competition for innovators from participating countries around the

IFPA, the international federation fighting psoriatic disease, is launching a new skill-building program to train advocates and strengthen their cause

Application Deadline: March 18th, 2022 For the fourth year in a row, VivaTech, in partnership with 50inTech, launches the Female Founder Challenge

African Women in the Media (AWIM) is a network for African women working in media industries anywhere globally.  AWiM is

Application Deadline: February 28th 2022 Are you between 18 and 35 years old?Are you running a business (profitable or social

Application Deadline: April 14, 2022 – 16:00 GMT The WISE Edtech Accelerator is a key part of the edtech program that aims

Application Deadline: 14 March 2022. Are you a small business trying to change the world? This year is your time

The Africa Oxford Health Innovation Platform (AfOx-HIP) is a multi-disciplinary programme to support African innovators develop new solutions to Africa’s health challenges.

Africa is home to some of the world’s most forward-thinking entrepreneurs. Young Africans are proving that no matter the idea,

Application Deadline: February 25th, 2022 The Design School Lagos Program aims to equip Lagos residents with graphic design, product design, and

28th February 2022 Tell Me About MasterCard/Entrepreneur Women SME Leaders Awards: The awards will recognize and further empower women-owned and

To leverage innovative solutions, the Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF) is organizing an agriculture Insuretech innovation challenge to be hosted

Innovative fintech startups across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa are invited to sign up to gain

The Creative Economy Practice at CcHUB has launched a call for applications for Createch Accelerator 1.0. The Accelerator programme is for

Deadline: 18-Mar-22 Are you a woman game changer, driving sustainability and social impact through entrepreneurial innovation? If your answer is yes,

Ashoka the world’s largest network of social entrepreneurs and TRACE an Afro-urban platform that empowers our people to stand up

Application Deadline: March 31st, 2022 The World Resources Institute (WRI) has launched the 2022 Land Accelerator Program in Africa, the

Application Deadline: Ongoing Oracle for Startups offers the opportunity for fledgling businesses to experience the benefits of cloud computing at

Are you a startup with am innovative idea? You can get a N3 million grant from Keystone Apply for the

Applications for 2022 grant programme are now open  Apply here   The The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) Early

The Dart Center’s second inaugural Global Early Childhood Reporting Fellowship is focused on illuminating issues related to young children’s growth, development and wellbeing. The

Each year, the International Center for Journalists honors outstanding colleagues with the ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award at our Tribute to Journalists. We

Katapult Mauritius Accelerator For innovations focusing on regenerative food and agritech solutions for the African markets, the accelerator aims to

The IWMF’s annual Courage in Journalism Awards honor women journalists who set themselves apart by exhibiting extraordinary bravery, persistence and

Application Deadline: 15th March 2022 at 11.59pm GMT. World’s leading green energy awards, seeks to reward innovative enterprises and programmes that

For the past years, the Goethe-Institut Nigeria has supported a wide range of projects created and implemented by Nigerian artists

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Digital Immersion Programme is a five day interactive virtual workshop for key decision makers designed to accelerate a publisher’s journey

The World Food Prize Foundation invites nominations for the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research. The Award (US$10 thousand) recognizes

The African Union – European Union (AU-EU) Digital for Development (D4D) Hub is proud to host the first Africa D4D Journalism Competition. The

WRI Africa and WRI Ross Center in partnership with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) is pleased to announce the Digital Transport

We are expanding the Technovation Girls program to include younger learners and to better support parents to participate as mentors. We will

AWEC is the accelerant behind hundreds of African female entrepreneurs who have transformed and grown their businesses. We are seeking

Overview Hash Code is a team programming competition, organized by Google, for students and professionals around the world. You pick

Founded in 2013 by JFD, les Margaret Awards reward every year European and African women entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, whose projects

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Rice University Business Plan Graduate-level Student Startup Competition 2022 ($1.6 million in Cash and Prizes). The competition, entering its 22nd year, gives

Deadline:January 31, 2022  Overview The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual award for a short story by

Deadline: January 27, 2022 Are you a startup or an artist from the media field, working with data? Are you

Deadline: January 15, 2022 Applications are open for the World Journalist Fellowship 2022 at the NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism